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Does anyone still use Panasonic 20mm f/1.7?

Started Aug 16, 2021 | Discussions thread
UrbanHobbit
UrbanHobbit Contributing Member • Posts: 998
Re: Does anyone still use Panasonic 20mm f/1.7?

I bring it on 4 out of 5 outings – either it is part of a one-lens setup for street shooting, or I have it as the third, larger aperture lens to complement my Olympus 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 and Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD. I love the look it creates: sharp and contrasty. This is the lens I recommend for parents of young kids to just have on their camera all the time, ready to shoot candids indoors. It’s also quite good for shooting 4K in lower light on my E-M1 II, as I tend to pull focus manually or not at all (and so the AF motor noise doesn’t bother me).

The only real drawbacks for me are the slow AF and lack of weather sealing. For those reasons, I have the Panasonic Leica 25mm f/1.4 as an eventual upgrade path. But I’ll probably keep both, even though the focal lengths are fairly close for my shooting tendencies. They both seem to be cult lenses, representative of the MFT system in their own ways.

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